Lifeline of the Nation: India promises to upgrade its rail network

For India's estimated 26,000 wild elephants, he also pledged "special
measures" to "safeguard the lives of these gentle giants" which are
sometimes hit at railway crossings in forested areas. The government has
said it is considering imposing speed restrictions on trains at major
elephant crossing points to reduce the number of fatalities.

An elephant crosses a railway track which runs through the Mahananda
Wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of Siliguri in west Bengal